Answers To Quiz#1

After an amazing response to the Quiz (both through comments and e-mails), it is now time for answers. There were 6 participants in all, 2 through comments and 4 through e-mails. At the end of the post we have the name of the winner of our very first quiz.

So here is the list of correct answers.

Answers To The Quiz:

1) Connection between George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln: These are the four US presidents whose face is carved on Mt. Rushmore (near South Dakota, USA).

2) Charles Darwin formulated his early Theory of Evolution in Galapagos Islands – a cluster of islands off the coast of Ecuador. The island had a rich variety of species, which helped him in his study.

3) Barbara Millicent Roberts is full name of Barbie doll. Barbara was the name of Ruth Handler’s (creator of Barbie doll) daughter.

4) The Postal Index Number Code System, known as the PIN Code system was introduced in India on the 15th of August, 1972- India’s Independence Day.

5) This has been described by Wisden as "one of the most undignified incidents in Test history". The people seen in the pic are- [Right] Javed Miandad (Pakistan batsman), [Center] Tony Crafter (umpire) and [Left] Dennis Lillee (Australian bowler). This clash between Miandad and Lillee, in which Miandad lost his cool and lifted his bat as if to strike Lillee, occurred during the first Test match at Perth in 1981.

6) Bahadur Shah was the last Mughal emperor and was exiled to Burma by the British. Thibaw was the last Burmese king who was exiled to India. Bahadur Shah was buried in Rangoon, Burma after he died. Thibaw was buried in Ratnagiri, India after he died.

7) The Hindu- a major Indian newspaper, did not carry the news of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination on its front page. Instead the page was full of advertisements, as per their policy at that time.

8) Uruguay, the winner of first FIFA world cup, did not participate in the second world cup, thus becoming the only country till date which did not defend its title. Find out why they did this in First FIFA World Cup-An Interesting Fact.

9) Belize’s flag shows two human beings (wood cutters- one holding axe and one holding a paddle) on it. (Thanks Rohit Kochar for the information).

10) Conquest of Paradise Henry Maske-a German Boxer used “Conquest of Paradise” as his introduction theme. So did ICC T20 World Cup event 2010. The song has been taken from "1492: Conquest of Paradise"- a movie released in 1992 to commemorate 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America.

11) Sigma Octantis. In Northern Hemisphere we have Pole Star that points towards North Pole. This star can’t be seen from southern hemisphere of the earth. Instead they have Sigma Octantis- which cannot be seen from Northern Hemisphere. This is used to locate South Pole.

12) Cockpit. Belgium is known as the cockpit of Europe. The place where a pilot sits in an aero plane is called cockpit. Wondering why? Check the article ‘How Cockpit In Airplane Got Its Name’ to find it out.

13) Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit chewing gum was the first product with a bar-code that was scanned. It wasn’t specially designated to be the first scanned product. It just happened to be the first item lifted from the cart to be scanned. The pack of gum can be seen at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History.

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2 Responses to “Answers To Quiz#1”

Never knew that there was .5 for a semi correct answer. . lol. .btw. . it was really fun and informative at the same time. . Congratz to Paritosh and thanks to u for taking this initiative. Now i have a valid reason to subscribe to knowledge hub.;-) Looking forward for more interesting stuff. .Cheers:-)